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Blog: Minnesota

“Words Speak Louder than Action”: Child Support & Parenting Time in Minnesota

  • January 1, 2023
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Divorce,  Minnesota

I was reviewing a recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision, Nelson v. Nelson (A22-0077) and, came to the conclusion that the old adage “actions speak louder than words” rings true…

Child Support Modification: Not Automatic Upon A Child’s Emancipation

  • September 27, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Children,  Minnesota

What happens to a child support obligation when a child becomes emancipated? It doesn’t necessarily terminate, or even drop. Minnesota law provides 3 possibilities: child support that is ordered in…

Third Party Custody Rights: When a Child’s Best Interests Override Parent’s Rights to 25% Parenting Time

  • September 13, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Children,  Minnesota,  Uncategorised

A Minnesota court will award custody rights to a third party (often a grandparent) when a child has been living with that third party for extended periods, without the presence…

“Get to Work!” What is ‘Voluntary Underemployment’ and How Does it Affect Child Support?

  • August 30, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Support,  Children,  Minnesota,  Work

When it comes to determining child support, Minnesota’s child support laws require that parents work to support their children; accordingly, courts will assume parents can work full-time to financially support…

When Alleging the Conduct is Worse than the Conduct Alleged.

  • August 17, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Children,  Divorce,  Minnesota

Like the boy that cried wolf, losing credibility can be a parent’s undoing in a child custody dispute. For example, calling the cops on mother for serving your child mac…

PreNuptial Agreements – Choose Your Words Wisely!

  • June 14, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Minnesota,  Prenup

Minnesota law allows spouses-to-be to enter into enforceable agreements which can dictate the terms of a property division in the event of a divorce. These agreements, called prenuptial agreements or…

Retroactive Child Support – How Far Back in Time Can The Court Go?

  • June 7, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Child Custody,  Child Support,  Children,  Minnesota

When parents are involved in a divorce proceeding, Minnesota law requires that the court consider the child’s financial support, and the parents’ obligations to contribute to that support.Part of that…

Obtaining an Order for Protection in Minnesota: the Importance of Legal Counsel

  • May 9, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Minnesota,  Order for Protection

Recently, the Court of Appeals was asked by a Father to overturn an Order for Protection, which the child’s Mother obtained against him, on behalf of the parties’ child. In…

What Can Cher Tell Us About an Order for Protection?

  • January 26, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Domestic Abuse,  Minnesota,  Order for Protection

In 1989, the immortal chanteuse, Cher, recorded the song ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’, along with a music video performed atop the cannon of a Navy Destroyer, wearing basically…

Parents’ & Grandparents’ Rights; Fundamental and Protected

  • January 19, 2022
  • Tim Simonson
  • Children,  Courts,  Grandparents,  Minnesota,  Parents

In Minnesota, and the United States, parents have a fundamental and protected right to make decisions about their children’s care and custody. This right is recognized by the United States…

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